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diseases have been provided by the Council. They are
being distributed by Mr. Bone, the Registrar of Births,
at the time of registration, and by the school teachers
whenever an outbreak is feared.
SMALL-POX.
No case of Small-pox has occurred in the district,
and London and Great Britain show a gratifying absence
of the disease. There is, therefore, the danger that we
may relax our precautions, and thereby open the door to
an invasion. There have been severe outbreaks at Edinburgh
and Leith, also on the Continent at Paris, Metz,
and Marseilles (1,800 deaths), and in view of the vastly
increased intercommunication. we should be always ready
to deal with an outbreak. The precautions that the
Council has taken, I believe, are adequate.
JOINT SMALL-POX HOSPITAL.
The Clare Hall Hospital at South Minims is now the
property of the Joint Hospital Board, and is in
thorough working order. The Board is negotiating for a
motor ambulance, so as to be in touch with the more
remote districts.
ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
There were 24 cases of Scarlet Fever, and 3 deaths.
Three cases of Enteric (Typhoid), and 2 of Diphtheria
were admitted, and all recovered.
During the previous 9 years there have been 138
cases of Scarlet Fever in the district, and only one death.
The occurrence of 3 deaths from a very malignant form of
the disease should warn the public from, cherishing a false
sense of security. The Enteric and Diphtheria cases
were of a severe type, and their removal to the Hospital,
where they could be properly treated, was a means of
saving life.
CONSUMPTION.
Five deaths were caused by Phthisis, or 5 per cent.
of the total mortality. The previous year the percentage
was 8.6; in 1905, 7.6; and in 1904, 12.5.